Last updated 2026-08-23
- Acquired by SoundHound AI for $43M, Apr 2026
- Raised $115M Public Offering, Aug 2025
- Raised $100M debt round led by Lynrock Lake Master Fund LP, May 2024
Total raised
$981.0M
Last: Public Offering 2025-08
Stage
Acquired
Founded
1995
Headcount
500+
HQ
New York, United States
Sector
Business/Productivity Software
About
LivePerson is an enterprise leader in digital customer conversation, providing an AI-powered Conversational Cloud platform that enables businesses to automate and manage customer conversations across various channels like messaging, chat, and voice. The company's platform helps accelerate contact center transformation, increase agent productivity, and deliver personalized, AI-empowered customer experiences. LivePerson serves a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, travel, healthcare, automotive, and retail.
Funding history · 11 rounds · $981.0M total
2025-09
Debt Financing
$43.0M
★ SoundHound AI
2025-08
Public Offering
$115.0M
2024-06
Debt Financing
$50.0M
2024-05
Debt Financing
$100.0M
2020-12
Convertible Debt
$450.0M
2019-05
Convertible Debt
$230.0M
2019-03
Debt Financing
$30.0M
2019-02
Convertible Debt
$200.0M
2012-06
A Round
Undisclosed
★ Goldman Sachs★ Sculley Brothers★ Dawntreader Ventures★ Silicon Alley Venture Partners★ Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management
2000-04
Public Offering
$18.0M
★ NBCUniversal Media LLC
1999
Seed
$3.0M
Team · 21
Robert LoCascio
Founder · Founder
John Sabino
Chief Executive Officer
John Collins
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Monica Greenberg
EVP, Public Policy & General Counsel
Kevin Meeks
Chief Customer Officer
Barbara Dawson
Chief People Officer
Christopher Mina
Head of Product, Engineering, and AI
Jim Miller
Board Member
Dan Fletcher
Board Member
Nathan “Tripp” Lane
Board Member
Karin-Joyce (KJ) Tjon
Board Member
William G. Wesemann
Board Member
Tony Zingale
Board Member
Jim Miller
Board Chair, LivePerson; Former CTO of Wayfair
Dan Fletcher
Independent Director
Vanessa Pegueros
Chief Trust & Security Officer of Onelogin, Inc.
Karin-Joyce (K.J.) Tjon
Independent Director
William G. Wesemann
Independent Consultant
Tony Zingale
Board Member, ON24, Inc.; Former Executive Chairman and CEO of Jive Software
Ryan L. Vardeman
Independent Director
Nathan “Tripp” Lane
Independent Director
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Business/Productivity Software
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
SaaS
Highlights
Patents
Tags
conversational-aicustomer-engagementchatbotcustomer-serviceai-softwaredigital-messaging
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | www.liveperson.com |
|---|---|
| X / Twitter | twitter.com/liveperson |
| facebook.com/liveperson | |
| instagram.com/livepersoninc | |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivePerson |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q6654568 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | LivePerson Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Employees (exact) | 615 |
| Wikidata QID | Q6654568 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by SoundHound AI 2026-04 $43.0M
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VoiceBase | ||
| e-bot7 | ||
| Tenfold | ||
| AI Foundation | ||
| Contact At Once!, LLC | ||
| ENGAGE Pty Ltd | 2012-11 | |
| Look.io, Inc. | 2012-06 | |
| Amadesa | 2012-05 | |
| NuConomy | 2010-04 | |
| Kasamba Inc. | 2007-10 | $40.0M |
| Proficient Systems | 2006-07 | |
| Overtone | 2004-01 | |
| HumanClick Ltd. | 2000-10 | $9.0M |
Radar intelligence
Open jobs — greenhouse
| Total open | 16 |
|---|---|
| Remote | 3 |
| By department | Cloud (4), CISO (3), Conversational Cloud (4), Product (2), Product Management (1), Global Support (1), Quota Carrying (1) |
| By location | New York, New York (2), Bulgaria- Remote (3), Berlin, Germany (4), Sofia, Sofiya, Bulgaria (1), New York, NY (2), Sofia - office (1), Australia-Melbourne (1), Sofia (1), Sofia, Bulgaria (1) |
| Title | Location | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Cloud Architect (Network & SRE) | New York, New York | Cloud |
| SecOps Engineer I | Bulgaria- Remote | CISO |
| SDE II | Bulgaria- Remote | Conversational Cloud |
| Senior DevOps Lead | Berlin, Germany | Cloud |
| Senior DevOps Lead | Sofia, Sofiya, Bulgaria | Cloud |
| Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | Berlin, Germany | Conversational Cloud |
| Senior Technical Product Manager - Conversational AI | New York, NY | Product |
| Senior Product Manager – Consumer Experience & Digital Engagement | New York, New York | Product |
| Dev Ops II | Sofia - office | Cloud |
| Senior Product Manager - Agent Experience | Berlin, Germany | Product Management |
| Technical Escalation Lead | Australia-Melbourne | Global Support |
| Senior Client Partner | New York, NY | Quota Carrying |
Patents
| EPO | 83 |
|---|
Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 3 |
|---|
GitHub
| Top repos | migdalor |
|---|
App Store
| App | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Conversational Cloud | 4.42856 |
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | liveperson.com |
|---|
Wikidata
| QID | Q6654568 |
|---|